MS-DOS v6.22 Help: MENUCOLOR

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                                 MENUCOLOR

Sets the text and background colors for the startup menu. You can use this
command only within a menu block in your CONFIG.SYS file.

The startup menu is a list of choices that appears when you start your
computer. You define a startup menu by using special CONFIG.SYS commands.
Each item on the menu corresponds to a set of CONFIG.SYS commands called a
"configuration block." A startup menu makes it possible to start your
computer with a variety of configurations. For more information about
defining multiple configurations, see the chapter "Configuring Your System"
in the MS-DOS User's Guide.

Syntax

    MENUCOLOR=x[,y]

Parameters

x
    Specifies the color of the menu text. You can specify a value from 0 to
    15; For a list of values and colors, see "Color Values" later in this
    topic.

y
    Specifies the color of the screen background. You can specify a value
    from 0 to 15; For a list of values and colors, see "Color Values" later
    in this topic. The y value is optional; if you do not specify a value,
    MS-DOS displays the specified text color on a black background.

Be sure to specify different values for x and y, or the text will not be
readable.

Color Values

Valid color values are from 0 to 15, as follows:

    0  Black             8  Gray
    1  Blue              9  Bright blue
    2  Green            10  Bright green
    3  Cyan             11  Bright cyan
    4  Red              12  Bright red
    5  Magenta          13  Bright magenta
    6  Brown            14  Yellow
    7  White            15  Bright white

Note: On some displays, colors 8 through 15 blink.

Related Commands

The MENUCOLOR command is one of six special CONFIG.SYS commands for defining
startup menus and multiple configurations. The other commands are as
follows:

*  The <INCLUDE> command, which includes the contents of one configuration
   block in another. This command cannot be included in a menu block.

*  The <MENUITEM> command, which defines an item on the menu.

*  The <MENUDEFAULT> command, which specifies the default menu item.

*  The <NUMLOCK> command, which specifies the state of the NUM LOCK key when
   the startup menu appears. (Although NUMLOCK can be used anywhere in the
   CONFIG.SYS file, it is especially useful when defining a startup menu.)

*  The <SUBMENU> command, which defines a submenu.

For an overview of the procedure for defining multiple configurations, see
the topic <Commands for Defining Multiple Configurations>

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                             MENUCOLOR--Example

The following MENUCOLOR command sets the menu text to bright white and the
screen background to blue:

    menucolor=15, 1

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